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Craig Munn, Assistant Manager, Communications
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
Phone: (604) 730-3146 Fax: (604) 730-3102
E-mail: cmunn@rebgv.org also available at  www.realtylink.org
3. MLSLINK HOUSING PRICE INDEX
Preliminary Report
March 2009
PROPERTY BENCHMARK PRICE 3 MONTH AVG PRICE 1 YEAR 3 YEAR 5 YEAR
TYPE AREA PRICE RANGE BENCHMARK INDEX CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE
(+/-) PRICE % % %
Greater Vancouver $485,845 0.6% $486,968 205.2 -14.0 8.6 45.9
Residential
Greater Vancouver $649,342 1.2% $654,144 191.7 -15.1 6.4 38.9
Detached
Burnaby $644,100 2.6% $642,290 189.6 -15.4 5.8 36.8
Coquitlam $609,883 4.9% $599,868 214.5 -8.2 15.1 43.6
South Delta $585,171 3.1% $608,823 191.2 -12.9 5.6 40.6
Maple Ridge $400,949 2.2% $400,001 182.9 -12.6 4.9 29.4
New Westminster $514,354 5.2% $520,794 212.0 -17.2 3.9 50.1
North Vancouver $744,495 3.1% $755,897 186.0 -19.8 0.5 25.7
Pitt Meadows $426,733 10.8% $426,176 175.1 -13.0 7.7 25.7
Port Coquitlam $497,902 6.2% $496,424 210.4 -5.9 12.5 38.4
Port Moody $469,537 15.0% $622,358 141.1 -34.8 -19.4 14.2
Richmond $665,759 2.1% $665,004 196.6 -12.3 12.2 44.2
Squamish $530,025 10.7% $534,764 201.3 -8.5 33.4 50.2
Sunshine Coast $363,600 7.1% $357,955 206.9 -16.5 -0.5 47.2
Vancouver East $610,943 2.0% $604,378 206.9 -11.3 8.6 48.6
Vancouver West $1,127,017 3.5% $1,144,226 187.0 -22.2 6.4 45.6
West Vancouver $1,109,124 5.7% $1,169,410 163.4 -25.3 -9.2 15.7
Greater Vancouver $420,563 0.8% $424,047 204.0 -11.2 11.9 45.8
Attached
Burnaby $421,421 1.4% $412,669 211.1 -8.3 14.3 46.8
Coquitlam $370,373 2.7% $379,770 199.8 -15.6 5.9 41.2
South Delta $392,566 7.2% $418,044 210.2 -10.4 10.1 52.5
$284,959 2.2% $287,542 197.7 -10.1 12.0 44.2
Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows
North Vancouver $516,538 2.8% $529,598 202.2 -17.0 6.3 38.0
Port Coquitlam $371,265 2.5% $368,278 204.2 -2.8 13.4 47.0
Port Moody $353,607 3.4% $349,897 211.0 -14.4 8.7 44.3
Richmond $419,624 1.4% $420,744 202.4 -9.1 14.3 43.6
Vancouver East $444,199 3.8% $458,469 207.7 -15.2 13.7 56.5
Vancouver West $624,746 2.9% $636,913 222.9 -12.2 12.9 47.6
Greater Vancouver $337,099 0.6% $334,948 219.3 -13.5 10.5 50.5
Apartment
Burnaby $302,832 1.2% $304,834 226.4 -12.0 11.2 55.2
Coquitlam $250,614 2.6% $249,623 213.7 -16.7 9.3 58.5
South Delta $342,913 4.9% $331,297 223.3 -5.0 25.9 61.3
$233,053 3.6% $237,612 247.5 -10.3 16.8 79.9
Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows
New Westminster $263,500 1.9% $257,765 214.0 -12.8 16.7 59.9
North Vancouver $347,337 2.4% $333,604 221.0 -13.5 9.7 46.1
Port Coquitlam $227,058 1.7% $224,490 265.9 -12.6 14.7 69.9
Port Moody $272,946 3.0% $264,453 232.9 -10.3 4.1 61.8
Richmond $281,745 1.3% $278,181 229.0 -12.6 8.1 56.8
Vancouver East $296,377 2.0% $293,244 242.6 -11.6 17.1 69.9
Vancouver West $422,264 1.1% $423,466 214.8 -14.9 8.1 40.5
West Vancouver $534,084 7.7% $535,355 191.6 -14.8 4.4 32.7
HOW TO READ THE TABLE:
BENCHMARK PRICE: Estimated sale price of a benchmark property. Benchmarks represent a typical property within each market.
PRICE RANGE: Expresed as a + or - percentage of the benchmark price, there is a 90% probability the sale price of a benchmark house is within the interval.
PRICE INDEX: Index numbers estimate the percentage change in price on typical and constant quality properties over time. All figures are based on past sales.
In Year 2001, the indexes are averaged to 100
Key: * = Sales sample too small; Price information not reported.
4. Mar 2009
Jan 2009
Nov 2008
Sep 2008
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May 2008
Mar 2008
Price Index - Greater Vancouver
Jan 2008
Nov 2007
Sep 2007
Apartment
Jul 2007
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5 Year Trend
Nov 2006
Attached
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